Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

Another slow week, folks, but there’s always something to talk about, so here it is…

Headshot photographer Peter Hurley has a new tutorial video out called “The Art Behind the Headshot.” Our full review is forthcoming, but so far it looks like a must-have for any portrait photographer, not just headshot photographers.

If you know about Peter Hurley, you’ve seen him shoot with Kino-Flo lights and you know how awesome they are. Here’s a video that gives you some info about how to build your own for about $100.

Think being a National Geographic photographer is cool? Well, yes, it undoubtedly is, but it’s also a hazardous job. The Photo Society, a group of photographers who have been published in NatGeo have a reality check for you about working there. Our scariest incidents: Various Parasites or Trips into Chernobyl Reactor.

Sohail Mamdani is a writer and photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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